Steroids

[ali_alic]

Now I know that steroids (except for medical reasons) are against the law but is the use (any use) of steroids against the muslim faith??  Honestly - this question is not for me but a friend!! Honest. 

[Peter Pedant]

OK I will take this one seriously.

Sinnce I am a Christian, I will refer to a useful book as Q. The word steroid does not occur in Q,and so we can be confident that there is no direct advice on it.

I am sure that steroid does not occur anywhere in the haditha either.

Is there an opinion about drugtaking in Q? Steroids are not alcholic, but is anything else covered?

I am not sure about that.

That's all I can do, sorry.

 

 

[sweetheart]

I think it's best to ask an Islamic scholar who has studied all the text thoroughly (can't spell it).

[ali_alic]

Thanks for your answers, we have tried to ask those "who might know" but my friend is scared of arousing suspicion.  He is just trying to put off a fellow gym goer from using them and as they are both muslims he thought that angle might be a good one!

I will suggest that he wings it and tells his friend that it is on a par with alcohol....  Cheers PP and S for your contributions...

[ursula62]

You could try and tell him they were originally sourced from pork fat?

[arnoldblack2010]

actually most injectable steroids do contain a type of alcohol which is used as a preservative.

[arnoldblack2010]

if the press are to be believed jihadists are being encouraged to take steroids b4 they go on their suicide missions. according to http://buysteroidsuk.co/ most injectables contain benzyl alcohol at around 2% so a true muslim would probably want to avoid using them. these days the majority of real injectable steroids are made in muslim countries such as pakistan and iran.

[Juliette_Orwell]

I have a Muslim friend who used to take steroids, and he says it has nothing to do with his faith. He had a reliable supplier who told him that the steroids were certified and allowed by God himself. Maybe that's why he trusted him.

[Juliette_Orwell]

I have a Muslim friend who used to take steroids, and he says it has nothing to do with his faith. He had a reliable supplier who told him that the steroids were certified and allowed by God himself. Maybe that's why he trusted him.